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Sprint, AT&T Lead in Wireless Internet Access

Stock quotes in this article:S, T, VZ 

AT&T provided reasonable service when I tried its modem and network at the end of last year. My issue with AT&T is that users must rely on its Wireless Communications Manager software to manage their modems. While the software worked, it loaded slowly and seemed more complicated than other applications we tried.

Verizon: When it comes to wireless Web service, Verizon and I don't get along. Connecting to the company's network isn't cheap: Entry-level USB modems, like the UM175, start at $30 and access costs $60 a month.

Verizon is known for its dependable phone network, but its Internet service was the most difficult to use among the four I tested. The VZAccess Manager software for its modem is clunky. The company says it streamlined and upgraded its Web products. I hope to be pleasantly surprised the next time I review its service.

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Jonathan Blum is an independent technology writer and analyst living in Westchester, N.Y. He has written for The Associated Press and Popular Science and appeared on FoxNews and The WB.

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